SACD, Praga (label)
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Brahms: String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2, Op. 18 & 36
RecommendedPetr Holman (viola) & Vladimír Fortin (cello)
Quatuor Prazak
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Building a Library, October 2016, Also Recommended
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
[The Wiener Philharmoniker] plays beautifully for him in this live 1951 recording of the Bruckner (Haas edition). There are many more tempo fluctuations than a purist would approve of, but it... — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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Prokofiev: Humoresque Scherzo, Classical Symphony & other works
Czech Nonet, Prague Wind Quintet, Martin Hrsel (piano) & Irina Kondratenko (piano)
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Reicha: Octet in E flat major & Quintet for horn & strings
Vladimira Klanska (horn) & Pavel Langpaul (bassoon)
Czech Nonet
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Richter's piano is clangorous in Op. 90, yet every bar is filled with personality and ideas. He is reflective yet explosive in Op. 101, though there's some technical insecurity. — More…
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Nikolaï Golovanov conducts Tchaikovsky
Ludmilla Legistayeva (mezzo) & Daniel Damianov (baritone)
Moscow Radio Symphony Soloists & Choir, Nikolaï Golovanov
Archive recordings of Nikolai Golovanov. The mono sound is grainy, the performances combustible, with jerky tempo changes and sometimes scrappy playing. Variable, but interesting. — More…
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